Group: Monocot Rank: genus Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, lower, C, 40

Authors:

Linnaeus, Carl von

Published In: Species Plantarum 1: 323. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.)
Type Specimens

• LT: Agave americana L. LT designated by N. L. Britton & P. Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico 5: 156 (1923) but this ineffective.

  • Lectotype designated by:  Hitchcock, A. S. & M. L. Green. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753-1754). 147. In Nom. Prop. Brit. Bot.. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London.

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Lilianae Takht.
• order:  Asparagales Link
• family:  !!Asparagaceae Juss.

Projects: Bolivia , China , Costa Rica , Ecuador , Flora of Panama , IPCN , Madagascar , Madidi , Mesoamericana , Nicaragua , Pakistan , Panama , VPA

Common Names:

• Agave (Costa Rica, United States)
  • No References available
• long she lan shu
  • Flora of China Editorial Committee. 1988-2013. Flora of China (Checklist & Addendum). Unpaginated. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
• long she lan shu (Pinyin, China)
  • Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2000. Flora of China (Flagellariaceae through Marantaceae). 24: 1–431. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
• Maguey (Costa Rica)
  • No References available
• maguey (Spanish)
  • Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Fl. Mesoamer.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F.
• Majagua (Spanish, Mexico, Oaxaca, San Agustín Etla)
  • No References available

Keywords: BCA, BOL, CEC, FCC, PAK, VPA, FNA